Meet LaVan Parker, III, DDS, Oral Surgeon

LaVan R. Parker III, DDS, is a native of Austin, Texas, practicing at San Antonio Surgical Arts, which has five offices throughout San Antonio, Seguin, and New Braunfels, Texas.

After graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Dr. Parker earned his doctor of dental surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry, now called the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry.

Dr. Parker next completed a general practice residency at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital and a teaching fellowship at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Baylor College of Dentistry and Baylor University Medical Center. He then began his postgraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Baylor College of Dentistry and a hospital residency at Baylor University Medical Center.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Parker holds professional memberships with the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Texas Dental Association, Baylor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Alumni Association, and River District Dental Society.